Tag Archives: decision

For anyone who routinely argues motions or handles matters before any court, it is probably only a matter of time before you experience a time (or several) when a judge rules against you even though you are quite certain that ...

The Court of Special Appeals has affirmed a ruling in favor of the Maryland Video Lottery Facility Location Commission against Baltimore City Entertainment Group L.P., the sole but unsuccessful bidder for the Baltimore slots license in 2009. BCEG challenged the ...

Media coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court’s pending decision about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has tended to focus on legal issues, such as the individual mandate, or the political implications for President Barack Obama and other national ...

Maryland’s courts are closed to a Navy commander in his quest for custody of his 9-year-old daughter who has lived her whole life in Japan, the state’s top court held Wednesday. In its 7-0 decision, the Court of Appeals said ...

We all make mistakes. Admitting them is a good first step. But when the state’s highest court makes a mistake, admitting it is not enough. As The Daily Record’s Steve Lash reported this week, the Maryland Court of Appeals has ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously tossed out medical patent claims for Prometheus Laboratories on Tuesday for a test that could help doctors set drug doses for autoimmune diseases like Crohn’s disease, a decision that could affect the burgeoning field ...

A nine-judge Court of Special Appeals panel has denied a motion to reconsider its decision to slash Jacksonville residents’ $150 million verdict against Exxon Mobil. Lawyers for the plaintiffs had argued the judges did not reach a seven-judge majority on ...

The Court of Special Appeals should vacate its decision striking down a significant portion of the $150 million in damages awarded to 88 Jacksonville households from Exxon Mobil Corp., according to a motion filed by the plaintiffs’ lawyers. The reason, ...

I read an article in the New York Times last summer about a concept called “Decision Fatigue.” The article focused on the hundreds of decisions that we make every day and answered the age-old question, “Why do I make all of my ...

FREDERICK — A Frederick County judge is affirming a decision blocking a key component of a proposed multistate power line. Circuit Judge Edward Dwyer issued his opinion Wednesday in a case involving the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline. He affirmed a local ...